被列为…
to be listed as; to be classed as; to be designated
Structure
主语 被列为 类别／身份 ； （机构） 把 对象 列为 类别
What it means
An authority puts something into a category, rank or status: 'to be listed as, classed as, designated'. A written pattern of official reports and news.
How it is built
Subject + 被列为 + category／status, or (body) + 把 + thing + 列为 + category: 1992年，鄱阳湖被列为国际重要湿地 (In 1992 Poyang Lake was designated a wetland of international importance).
When to use it
After 列为 comes what it becomes (极危物种, 保护区, 重点项目, 文化遗产). 被 can drop when the sense is clear: 该湖已列为保护区. To put something on a list, use 列入 + the list: 被列入世界遗产名录.
Watch out
✗被列为名单 ✓被列入名单. Also 成为 and 属于 can't be passive: ✗被成为一级保护动物 ✓已经成为一级保护动物.
Examples
白鹤被列为极危物种。
The Siberian crane is listed as critically endangered.
1992年，鄱阳湖被列为国际重要湿地。
In 1992 Poyang Lake was designated a wetland of international importance.
学校把安全教育列为每学期的必修课。
The school has made safety education a compulsory course every term.
Learn this in Lesson 168 · HSK 7–9: 鄱阳湖的候鸟 (The winter birds of Poyang Lake)
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